Chevrolet Malibu Complaints (2010)

1,365 consumer complaints on file.

#11067058February 5, 2018
STEERING
PERIODICALLY, UPON INITIAL SWITCH-ON, POWER STEERING / ESC CONTROL ERROR MESSAGES FLASH AND POWER STEERING IS INOPERATIVE (VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN). SWITCHING OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING USUALLY CLEARS THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHILE IDLING (STOP LIGHT) THE STEERING WHEEL PULSES OR VIBRATES SLOWLY WITH NO HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THIS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE WITH TIME; AND HAS OCCASIONALLY HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS DRIVING. TAKING FOR REPAIR TOMORROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066905February 4, 2018
STEERING
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR NOT WORKING. IT WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING BUT IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED A FEW MINUTES LATER IT WILL WORK FINE FOR A FEW MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066741February 2, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE BEEN NOTICING AND BEEN TOLD MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND AT TIMES MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND IT HAPPENS DURING DAY WHEN I CAN'T TELL AND AT NIGHT WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS MORE APPARENT BUT NOT ANY LESS DANGEROUS ...PUTTING TWO TOGETHER MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE COMING ON AND WHEN I PRESS THE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN THEY GO OFF...I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND AFTER GOOGLING TO FIND A FIX I SEE THERE ARE MANY RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL...AS IT DOES NOT LIST MY VIN TO BE INVOLVED WITH ANY RECALLS IT'S CONCERNING THAT THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS AND I COULD BE AT RISK. I CANNOT FIND ANY POSITIVE FIX TO THE PROBLEM YET AND SEE MANY PEOPLE SPENT HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS AT DEALERSHIPS ONLY TO FIND THE PROBLEM NOT FIXED...IF THERE'S ANY ASSISTANCE INFORMATION OR GO TO'S YOU CAN PROVIDE I WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838358January 31, 2018
STEERING, AIR BAGS, SUSPENSION
2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STEERING AND AIR BAG DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUER STATED THE STEERING WOULD SQUEAL AND GROWL, WHICH CREATED A VIBRATION MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED.*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065493January 28, 2018
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING HAD STARTED TO TICK WHENEVER I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TWO DAYS LATER, WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY MY POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I WAS THANKFUL THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THE STEERING WOULD NOT COME BACK ON FOR A WHILE THEN RANDOMLY AN HOUR OR SO LATER WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK ON BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TICK LIKE BEFORE, ONLY HARDER, THEN IT WENT BACK OUT AGAIN A SHORT WHILE LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GAS STATION. THANKFULLY THIS TIME, I WAS ALONE. EVER SINCE THAT TIME THE POWER STEERING HAS NOT RETURNED. I'VE HAD THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CHANGED AND THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, AFTER READING TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND CORRECTED. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065523January 28, 2018
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING. ESC LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING. RESTARTED CAR AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. GOT HOME AND RESTARTED CAR. LOST POWER STEERING. ESC LIGHT CAME ON SAID IT TURNED OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064668January 24, 2018
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS IN DRIVING MODE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED , CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064517January 23, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWO DAYS AGO MY HUSBAND, TWO CHILDREN AND I WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40-45 MPH WHEN OUR 2010 CHEVY MALIBU DRASTICALLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AT THE SAME TIME SERVICE ESC, SERVICE TRACTION AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED ILLUMINATED ON OUR DASH. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO COAST INTO A GAS STATION. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN, CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD AND SITTING FOR OVER 30 MINUTES THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WE HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME GET THE CAR AND BRING IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. TODAY WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DELEARSHIP SAYING WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD COST $630. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AS THE CAR HAS ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I PUT THE VIN INTO THE RECALL DATABASE AND THE ONLY RECALL ATTACHED TO OUR VIN IS THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064207January 22, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
PULLED OUT OF CAR WASH AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY (SPEED LIMIT IS ONLY 40) THROUGH TOWN, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND LIGHT BEGAN DISPLAYING WITH AUDIBLE SOUND AS WELL AS SERVICE ESC. THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE IS 150,760 WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A BULLETIN PUBLISHED REFERENCING THIS PROBLEM (15356) IN WHICH IT APPEARS TO ONLY WARRANT A REPAIR AT MANUFACTURER COST IF 150,000 MILES/TEN YEARS. FROM READING ONLINE FORUMS, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO "JUST" MISS THE FAILURE AND MANUFACTURER REIMBURSEMENT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED NO MATTER THE MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063925January 20, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE READING ON THE DASH SAYS LOW TRACTION ECS OFF AND THEN FLASHED ENGINE POWER REDUCED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM CURRENTLY SPENDING MONEY TO FIX SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS AND NONE OF THEM ARE WORKING. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE CHEVY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR CAR SLOWS DOWN SUDDENLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY. MY CAR HAS SLOWED WHILE I WAS IDLE, DRIVING ON THE STREET, AND DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063669January 19, 2018
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN REQUIRED EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESC, POWER STEERING, AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR AND THE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063713January 19, 2018
STEERING
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, "SERVICE ESC" AND "POWER STEERING" IS DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING IS DISABLED. OCCASIONALLY, TURNING OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTING IT, WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL, WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL TWITCHES BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT ME TOUCHING IT AT ALL TIMES WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062743January 14, 2018
AIR BAGS
RED WARNING :SERVICE AIRBAG". CHECKED VIN ON "TAKATA RECALL" WHICH SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED. CAME ON A WEEK AGO. GOES OFF WHEN I TURN OFF CAR. USUALLY COMES ON WITHIN 5 TO 15 MINUTES OF STARTING CAR. NO INDICATION AS TO WHICH AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061547January 9, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
MALIBU SUDDENLY FLASHED SERVICE ESC/ ESC OFF/ POWER STEERING. ALL STEERING CONTROLS OF THE VEHICLE WERE LOST. CAR MUST BE STEERED MANUALLY. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF, ALL LIGHTS AND MESSAGES DISAPPEAR AND POWER STEERING WORKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES BEFORE SAME MESSAGES APPEAR AND POWER STEERING IS LOST AGAIN. I CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY LOOKED UP ALL RECALLS ON MY CAR AND STATED THERE WERE TWO RECALLS, NEITHER OF WHICH WERE RELATED TO MY ISSUE. THEY WERE UNCERTAIN OF REASONING FOR LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT HAVE HAD SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT YEAR OF MALIBU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061495January 9, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE MY CAR NEVER SHOWED ANY "CODES". MY CAR HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT SOCKET HARNESS KEEPS BURNING OUT AND I'M ALSO STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T GO ON WHEN I PRESS ON MY BRAKE AND WHEN I DO THEY SOMETIMES STAY ON AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAPPENS ON A FULL STOP AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I USUALLY GIVE MY SELF EXTRA SPACE TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE MY CAR FAILS AT TIMES. IN THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SOMETIMES STRUGGLES TO CATCH UP TO SPEED WITH THE OTHER CARS. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSE AND ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061087January 8, 2018
STEERING
I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061092January 8, 2018
STEERING
MY VEHICLE WAS GIVING A WEIRD VIBE WHEN I DROVE IT BUT THE MECHANIC SAID IT JUST NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. SO I GOT THAT DONE. SHORTLY AFTER IT STARTED AGAIN, THIS TIME IT STARTED THIS WEIRD TWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, WARNING LIGHTS FOR POWER STEERING AND ECS FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY. I PARKED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF TO GO GET FLUID. WHEN I GOT BACK REALIZED NO RESERVOIR. SO I TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. HOWEVER, IT STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF INDICATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061031January 7, 2018
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON THEN POWER STEERING GOES OUT. I TURN CAR OFF THEN RE START AND IT GOES AWAY. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME 7 TIMES THE OTHER DAY. IT GOES OUT JUST AFTER I START MY CAR SOMETIMES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY DRIVE TO WORK IS GOING AROUND A LOT OF CURVES. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I'VE READ THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS WITH OTHER DRIVERS. LUCKILY I'VE MANAGED TO COAST IN STRAIGHT WAYS TO STOP SIGNS SO I CAN TURN OFF AND RESTART MY CAR. I MAY NOT BE THAT LUCKY ALWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057914January 2, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE I89 NORTH IN CONCORD, NH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS WENT REALLY HIGH. I HEARD A SPINNING NOISE - LIKE SOMETHING WAS SPINNING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PRESSING THE GAS PEDDLE DIDN'T INCREASE THE CARS SPEED. THEN I SHIFTED TO THE MANUAL MODE AND TRIED TO USE THE GEAR SHIFTING PADDLES TO SHIFT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A GEAR TO GET ME TO THE NEXT EXIT EVEN THOUGH IT KEPT SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE I PROCEEDED SLOWLY OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT PUT MYSELF AND EVERYONE AROUND ME AT RISK OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ONCE I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SAFE, I PLUGGED IN MY DIAGNOSTICS TOOL I CARRY IN MY CAR (I TOOK A AUTO REPAIR CLASS A FEW YEARS BACK). THE DIAGNOSIS CODES THE CARS COMPUTER PROVIDED ARE P0776 AND P0700 - INDICATING A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND A SOLENOID PROBLEM. I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE CODES. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2009 CHEVY MALIBU'S. THE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 5/100K TO 10/120K. CLEARLY GM SHOULD DO THE SAME FOR THE 2010 MODELS AS WELL. IT'S THE SAME 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057096December 28, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE, AN INDICATOR LIGHT IMMEDIATELY REPORTED A NEED TO SERVICE MY ESC AND MY POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. NOW, WHEN DRIVING, MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN THERE IS NO TORQUE APPLIED TO THE WHEEL AND MAKES A CHATTERING NOISE PERIODICALLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WEEK NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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